Chapter 12 of Peril of the Starmen is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Peril of the Starmen is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
George was at the controls of the ship. As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him. He turned. It was the starman. His hair was matted with blood.
Chapter 12 of Peril of the Starmen is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “His hair was matted with blood.”
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading “George was at the controls of the ship.”
to come or go into
From this reading “As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.”
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading “As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “George was at the controls of the ship.”
past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading “As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.”
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
From this reading “As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “His hair was matted with blood.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading George was at the controls of the ship.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading His hair was matted with blood.
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading George was at the controls of the ship.
to come or go into
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George was at the controls of the ship.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His hair was matted with blood.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the starman.
tangled in a dense mass
From this reading His hair was matted with blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George was at the controls of the ship.
transport commercially
From this reading George was at the controls of the ship.
a person, without saying who
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the starman.
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
From this reading As his hand hovered at the firing stud, he heard someone enter behind him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George was at the controls of the ship.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George was at the controls of the ship.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His hair was matted with blood.
Chapter 12 of Peril of the Starmen by Kris Neville holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 12 holds 192 sentences of Peril of the Starmen, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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